Wednesday, May 23, 2012 — Partly Cloudy 21°C
Restaurants

Swan Restaurant

Rating: 2.7/5 (63 votes)

Posted by Staff / Reviewed on May 31, 2007

11 Comments

Swan Restaurant TorontoSwan is a popular, restored diner just steps from Trinity Bellwoods Park. They serve a terrific brunch but also are super busy for lunch and dinner.

Discussion

11 Comments

Sort By Oldest First / Newest First

Subscribe

Bob / October 21, 2009 at 03:06 am
user-pic
The interior of this brunch place is promising but don't let that fool you. They had great coffee but the actual food was terrible. The worst part was all the cumin they add to their potatoes - gross.
Reply
Onetimer replying to a comment from Bob / November 30, 2009 at 11:15 pm
user-pic
I thought most of the food wasn't bad but you totally nailed the over cumined-potatoes, they were hard to stomach.
Reply
Leslie and Angelo / March 21, 2010 at 12:08 pm
user-pic
In a busy restaurant for brunch on a Sunday morning it was a relief to be greeted and offered a coffee quickly while waiing for a table. Much to our surprise we were able to get a true Italian expresso that rivaled any Italian restaurant in the city - manifico!! Once seated we were served quickly, efficiently - all with a friendly smile. The food was fresh, plentiful, and hot. It was a fusion of Spanish, Indian, French and Canadian quisine. We would definately recommend this restuaruant for brunch!! We give this restaurant 4 spoons out of 5.
Reply
creativefitness / April 8, 2010 at 09:39 am
user-pic
Bob is right. The food here is subpar. I only went once and never went back. It's really akin to servery food. How this place manages to survive is beyond me. Perhaps they are good at fooling the pretentious wannabes who believe any establish on this strip is 'hip', and in their desire to be "seen" they'll pay the ridiculous prices for something that is no better than cafeteria cuisine.

But, the service was unoffensive and acceptable.
Reply
Sydney / May 7, 2010 at 06:50 pm
user-pic
I have to disagree with the naysayers. I love Swan.
I've always had great service and great food there.
Their Caesars are top notch (the freshly grated horseradish doesn't go unnoticed), their eggs are poached to perfection, and their dreamy barista made me the best latte I've ever had.
Reply
Said / May 6, 2011 at 08:46 pm
user-pic
Swan is amazing, go for lunch and dinner. The braised beef short ribs rock, and they always serve lots of vegetables.
Reply
Amazing brunch / May 26, 2011 at 09:20 am
user-pic
I can't believe there are naysayers about this place, but I suppose there are always are. It's AMAZING!!! One of my favourite brunch places, and I've been to a lot.

Get the hot sauce, soooo good!!
Reply
Philip / September 8, 2011 at 01:41 am
user-pic
I went to Swan a couple months ago and had the lamb burger. Probably one of the best burgers I have ever had. I went back today to see if it was a fluke. I am happy to report that it was just as amazing. I had the soup of the day (tomato), grilled bread appetizer, lamb burger, and bread pudding for dessert. Every dish was really amazing. Reasonably priced too. The service is great (friendly and attentive without going overboard).
Reply
Lalpanjabi / December 20, 2011 at 02:03 pm
user-pic
Great atmosphere, awesome food, good sized portions.
Reply
Katie / February 18, 2012 at 03:20 pm
user-pic
Thought the place looked cool, went in ordered the burger, and that night had food poisoning. I'm not one to give bad reviews but needless to say I was very disappointed with having to hug my toilet the whole night
Reply
MMMC / May 6, 2012 at 02:32 pm
user-pic
Okay service. Okay atmosphere. Subpar food. Good sized portions.

The trick with public comments on BlogTO food features are to know these two basic things: People who notice a service or product are subpar are not naysayers, they are honorable public servants. I wish I had followed their advice about Swan and spent my money elsewhere. People who likedy-like Swan with an overdose of amazing!!! exclamation points!!! are never to be trusted. They are like snake oil salesmen with bad taste. True and positive reviews do exist, but they never try to show you how excited they are!!! like this!!!
Reply

Add a Comment
Information

Location and Contact Details

892 Queen Street West (Get Directions)
416.532.0452
West Queen West
Website
Eclectic
DineSafe History

Search

Find a restaurant

Or use the options below to assist you in locating a restaurant in Toronto.

Search Results

Please select criteria from the dropdown menus above to start your search.

Eclectic

More Restaurants in this Category

View All »

West Queen West

More Restaurants in this Neighbourhood

View All »

Reviews

Recent Reviews

Refine the list using the categories below:


Loading...
Other Cities: Vancouver – Montreal